Local News
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Fire & Rescue House Fire in Staplehurst Prompts Smoke Warning from Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Kent Fire and Rescue Service attended a residential blaze in Staplehurst and urged nearby residents to keep windows and doors closed as…
4 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two Afghan Nationals Arrested After Canterbury Teenager Stabbed, Kent Police Say — Suspects Released on Conditional Bail
Kent Police say the two men arrested after an 18-year-old was stabbed in New Ruttington Lane, Canterbury are Afghan nationals aged 19 and…
4 July 2026 -
Council Updates Ofsted and CQC Inspectors Arrive at County Hall Monday for Kent’s First Full SEND Inspection Since Improvement Notice
Joint Ofsted and CQC inspectors will be on site at Sessions House, Maidstone, from 6 to 10 July for a full SEND Local Area Partnership…
4 July 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Cycle Storage Expansion Reaches 79 Spaces Across City Car Parks
Canterbury City Council’s Connected Canterbury scheme has completed its second phase of secure bike storage, bringing the total number of…
3 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council Hosts European Partners to Advance Heritage Trees Research
An international visit from a Belgian heritage tree project is supporting Kent’s work to protect and propagate historically significant…
2 July 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Phone Mast Fire on Margate Road: Four Fire Engines Tackle Herne Bay Blaze
Four appliances, foam jets — but questions remain about mobile coverage across Herne Bay and Broomfield after a telecom mast went up in…
2 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent Residents Asked to Rate Roads, Buses and Cycling in National Survey
Kent County Council has joined a UK-wide public satisfaction survey asking residents to share their views on transport and highways — with…
1 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Impose Dispersal Order on Whitstable Seafront for Hot-Weather Weekend
Officers have been granted extra powers to move people on from Whitstable’s seafront and Harbour Street after reports of antisocial…
1 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Van Driver Helps Armed Kent Police Officer Catch Assault Suspect in Margate
A passing van driver stopped to offer an armed officer a lift during a foot chase in Margate, helping police detain a man allegedly wanted…
1 July 2026 -
Council Updates Voting on the unanswered: Kent approaches its 2027 reorganisation elections with the lawful-authority question still open
A resident asked five questions; fourteen councils and the Government were asked one. Kent heads for its 2027 reorganisation elections with…
30 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Coxheath Driver Jailed for Seven Years After Teenager Dies in Fatal Crash
A 22-year-old Kent motorist has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to causing the death of an 18-year-old…
29 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Make Six Arrests and Disperse Around 40 People After Disorder in Broadstairs and Margate
Kent Police deployed Section 34 dispersal powers across Thanet’s coastal towns during a busy bank holiday period, with six arrests made and…
29 June 2026